Category Archives: Visits

The Club kicked off the New Year with a guided tour of Asia House – Francisco Capelo Collection, which includes pieces from fourteen Asian countries, dating from the 3rd century BC to the early 20th century: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, East Timor and the Philippines. TheContinue reading “Guided tour of Asia House – Francisco Capelo Collection”

On 4 December, the Lyceum Club of Troyes celebrated its 40th anniversary. Our Club was very well represented by its President and Vice-President, Solange Estevens and Judite Matias, respectively. Some photos of the celebration:

In early December, the Club organised a guided tour with Father Edgar to the Church of Saint Christopher in Mouraria. Built in the Mannerist and Baroque styles, this beautiful church was one of the few to survive the 1755 earthquake. The empty spaces on the walls between the altars are covered with 36 wonderful oilContinue reading “Visit to St. Christopher’s Church”

On 27 November, the Club organised a guided tour of SIC’s facilities, including the studios, newsroom, video/audio pre-production and continuity areas, as well as various work areas such as the podcast recording and make-up rooms. Below, the studio from which anchors Clara de Sousa and Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho broadcast Jornal da Noite (the nightContinue reading “Visit to SIC television station”

On 20 November, the Club organised a guided tour of the Almada Negreiros panels, eight at the Alcântara Maritime Station and six at the Rocha de Conde de Óbidos Maritime Station. The work was discreetly inaugurated on 19 June 1948 and constitutes the largest collection of Portuguese mural paintings of the 20th century. Alcântara MaritimeContinue reading “Guided tour of the Almada Negreiros murals”

On 10 October, at 7.30 pm, a cocktail reception was held at the Naval Military Club for our counterparts from the Lyceum Club of Bretagne, who were visiting our country. The reception took place in a pleasant atmosphere and at the end the two presidents conveyed their messages of thanks.

As part of our twinning with the Lyceum Club of Troyes, we welcomed 12 members of that club between 20 and 23 September. They were a very friendly and entertaining group who provided us with a few days of pleasant and friendly company, which all participants remember fondly. It was a pleasure for the LyceumContinue reading “Visit from the Lyceum Club of Troyes”

On 12 June, the Lyceum Club paid a visit to the Navy Museum. In 1863, King Luís founded a museum in honour of the Navy that is ‘a world of discoveries’, including models of galleys, river and coastal vessels, sea charts and navigation instruments, weapons and uniforms, impressive replicas of ships and royal vessels fromContinue reading “Visit to the Navy Museum”

The Church of the Child God was commissioned by King João V to fulfil a vow when his male heir was born and to house a venerated image of the Child God, reputed to be miraculous. Construction began in 1711, according to a plan by the royal architect João Antunes, and was then continued byContinue reading “Guided tour of the Church of the Child God”

On 16 April, the Club went on a guided tour of the new museum in Lisbon – the Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in the historic Palace of the Counts of Ribeira Grande. The new museum is the result of Armando Martins’ private collection, with around 600 works, dedicated to modern Portuguese andContinue reading “Guided tour of MACAM”